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J. C. Tregarthen (1854–1933)

Auteur de The Life Story Of An Otter

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Nom légal
Tregarthen, John Coulson
Date de naissance
1854-09-09
Date de décès
1933-02-17
Lieu de sépulture
St Columb Minor, Cornwall
Sexe
male
Nationalité
England
UK
Pays (pour la carte)
England
Lieu de naissance
Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
Lieu du décès
Edgecumbe Gardens, Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Études
Penzance Grammar School
Wren's Grammar School
London University (Mathematical Honours)
Professions
Trinity College School (Mathematical Master)
Trinity College School (Headmaster, 1885)
Relations
Bailey, Rose (wife)
Organisations
Midland Cornish Association (President, 1901)
Royal Institution of Cornwall (President, 1927, 1928, 1929)
Fellow of the Zoological Society
Prix et distinctions
Bard of the Cornish Gorseth (1928 ∙ Den Ylow)
Agent
John Murray
Courte biographie
Tregarthen was born in Penzance, Cornwall, the son of James Tregarthen of St Mary’s, Scilly, and Morrab Road, Penzance, and Susan Bevan, the daughter of John Coulson of Penzance. He was educated at Penzance Grammar School and Wren’s, and graduated with Mathematical Honours from London University in 1878. The following year he was appointed Mathematical Master at Trinity College School, a grammar school in Stratford-on-Avon. Coulson bought the school within a few years and was its headmaster for six years, from 1885-1900. While resident in the town he was good friends with the writers Marie Corelli and Madame Sarah Grand, and in his late forties he sold the school to Marie Corelli and retired to Cornwall. Here the energetic Tregarthen was able to pursue his naturalist interests fully, and began to write about the wildlife he saw around him. Corelli was soon to become his mentor, recommending him to her publisher, John Murray, and Tregarthen subsequently was to dedicate many of his books to her. In 1881 Tregarthen married Rose, the youngest daughter of W. Huntley Bailey of Maida Vale; they had one son. Tregarthen spent his final years at his house, "Rosemorran", which is in Edgecumbe Gardens, Newquay, Cornwall. He was buried at St Columb Minor, Cornwall.

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This is a year in the life of a hare as he grows up with his mum and sister, then strikes out on his own in the wilds of Cornwall. He faces many perils, such as stoats, badgers, and foxes, not to mention humans. The author set this story about a century before his own time to allow the hare a wilder setting to roam in, and his depiction of the hare feels true to nature. The descriptions are vivid, the hares adorable, and the chase scenes tense.

If you liked Richard Adams’s Watership Down, or if you liked it but didn’t like the violence of the rabbit fights, you might like this too. And yes, I know that rabbits and hares are two different animals. Rabbits actually make an appearance in this book too. But really, I am a fan of stories involving any members of the order Lagomorpha.… (plus d'informations)
 
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rabbitprincess | Jan 12, 2021 |
The Life Story of a Badger is a quaint book written in 1925 that falls somewhere between non fiction and fiction. Whilst it's the fictionalised account of a badger's life it is clearly well researched and gives a good picture of what a badger of the time lived through.

One can't help feel the wonder of adventure, exploration, fear & triumph as you progress through the story, there's some sad moments, some puzzling moments yet overall an enjoyable tale.

Suitable for both young and old if you've ever wondered about the life of a critter this book is for you. Also just a good tale for those interested in a general sweeping picture of life in the 1920s.… (plus d'informations)
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HenriMoreaux | May 21, 2013 |

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